Islam and Democracy in the Maldives: Interrogating Reformist Islam's Role in Politics

ISBN-13: 9781032015538 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 198 str.

Azim Zahir

Opis

This book examines Islam’s relationship to democratization in the Indian Ocean nation of the Maldives. It explores how and why an electoral democracy based in constitution that has many liberal features but also Islam-based limitations, especially lack of religious freedom, emerged in the country by 2009.

Spis treści

0 Introduction 1 Interrogating the Reformist Islam Approach 2 The Seeding of Islam as a Modern Institutional Political Religion (1932-1978) 3 Reformist Islam and Modern Nation Building (1932-1978) 4 Islam’s emergence as a modern discursive political religion and institutional consolidation (1978-2003) 5 Reformist Islam, Human Rights, and Democratisation (2003-2009) 6 Explaining Institutionalisation of Islam and Religion-Based Limitations Conclusion Appendix 1: Key Constitutions Analysed Appendix 2: Laws Analysed for Chapter 2 Appendix 3: Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) Newsletters Analysed Appendix 4: Constituent Assembly Sessions Analysed References Index